Category Archives: LGBT Poets

Happy Birthday, Walt Whitman!

Posted on June 1, 2025 by raoulpat

Happy birthday, Walt Whitman! Born May 31, 1819 From the Calamus cluster of Leaves of Grass, 1891, by Walt Whitman #waltwhitman #lgbtpoets #lgbtamericanpoets #19centuryamericanpoets #gaypoetry #calligraphy #blacklettercalligraphy #texturacalligraphy #drmartinsbleedproofwhiteink #cansonmiteintespaper #winsornewtongouache #goldleaf 

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I Remember Sky

Posted on November 29, 2018 by raoulpat

This song by Stephen Sondheim has always moved me. But given the recent wildfires that have obscured the sky of Northern California, the lyrics are particularly appropriate.

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Te Quiero Verde

Posted on November 11, 2018 by raoulpat

Verde que te quiero verde. Verde viento. Verdes ramas. El barco sobre la mar y el caballo en la montaña. Con la sombra en la cintura ella sueña en su baranda, verde carne, pelo verde, con ojos de fría plata. … Continue reading →

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El Amor Duerme en el Pecho del Poeta

Posted on July 12, 2018 by raoulpat

In 1984, ABC brought to light the love sonnets of Federico García Lorca, making quite a stir. The sonnet The Beloved Sleeps on the Poet’s Breast, the next to the last in the series Sonnets of Dark Love, is the … Continue reading →

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